Petee k



P.- K. DEDERIGK. Bale Tie. No. 236,620. Patented Aug. 3, 1880.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER K. DEDERIOK, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK.

BALE-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 230,620, dated August 3, 1880.

Application filed March 10, 1879.

To all 'whom t't may concern Be it known that I, PETER K. DEDERIGK, of Albany, county of Albany', State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bale Bands and Bale-Tie Fastenings; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanyin g drawings, formin g a part of this speciiication, and in Which- Figure l represents the ends of one of my improved bale-bands and bale-tie fastenings as they appear when completed for use; and Fig. 2 represents a bale with my improved bale bands and bale-tie fastenings secured thereto and in process of being secured thereto, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

To enable those skilled in the art to which my invention belongs to make and use the same, l will proceed to describe my said invention more in detail.

My present invention relates to metallic bands for baling purposes, formed from wire or band-iron, with a pliable connection or fasteningfor drawing them taut and securing them in position about the bale, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

As a preliminary explanation, I will state that in baling hay and other loose material to be shipped by railroads in their ordinary cars used for such purposes it is customary, for various obvious reasons, to use very light wire for binding the bales, so that they will be relieved by stretching somewhat, and when this is done the cars may still be loaded to their weight-transporting capacity. Consequently the additional cost of heavy ties or bale-bands 1s saved, and very light cheap bands of small Wire aremade to subserve the required purpose.

In balin g cotton orother material to be transported in vessels where the Weight to be carried is not limited, as in railroad freight-cars, it is an object` to reduce the material to the smallest possible compass, and to contine it securely in such compressed condition. Hence the metal bands, whether made of Wire or bandiron, must be of such size` and weight as not to stretch or break 5 and it has been found in practice very difcult to draw the bands in such cases sufciently taut, and also very dificult to secure and retain them in position by the ordinary modes in use previous to my present invention, owing to the stiff and unyielding nature of the material used in the construction of such old bale-bands and bale-tie fastenings; and the nature of my invention consists in the combination, with the main body of the bale band or tie, of a pliable fasteningconnection, which enables the operator to secure and fasten the band about the bale While in a compressed state in such a manner as to prevent all slack or slipping of the bale bands or ties or their connections after the bale has been removed from the press.

In the drawings the part marked A represents the main body of the band, which, when used for baling cotton, should be heavy Wire. The ends are returned and twisted to form loops B B, and a strong cord or rope, C, is secured to one end, as indicated in Fig. l, the ends of the cord or rope O being left of sutticient length, as indicated by O C', for properly fastening the looped ends vB B together after the band or tie has been placed about the bale, as indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and in which ligure the band upon the right-hand side is shown in position with its iiexible connection run throughthe looped ends B of the band A, ready to be knotted `or tied by the operator after the band has been drawn up so as to take up all the slack, as indicated on the left-hand side of Fig. 2.

The central band, D, of Fig. 2 represents the invention applied to a band or tie the body of which is made of band-iron, the ends being riveted back to hold the loops E E, which are fastened together by means of a cord or rope, G, the same as the ends B B of the tie or band A are fastened together.

It will be observed that the cord or rope C can be passed back and forth through the loops,

thereby securing a tackle-purchase, which en- Y ables the operator to take up all the slack and fasten the ends of the tie or band together about the bale in a secure and convenient manner while it is under pressure.

rIlhe wire of which theyband and loops are formed is of sufticient size, so that the cord or rope will render freely during the operation of drawing up the slack and fastening the band about the bale 5 but small spools of metal or other suitable material may be slipped on the IOO wires, so as to be in the loops when formed, to prevent undue friction, and in lieu of loops rings or other metal connections of suitable shape and size may be used, if desired, for receivin g and holding the iieXible or pliable cord or rope part.

Those skilled in the art to which my invention belongs will readily perceive that the weathering of the cord or rope not only secures the power to draw the band taut, but also furnishes the purchase to hold itin place, and that a slight pressure of' the thumb of the operator at the loop will prevent the fastening' slipping during the operation of securing or kuottingg` the parts together, as shown in the lei't hand ot' Fig. 2.

It will be understood that in lieu ot' a cord or rope soft fine Wire, leather, or any other suitable pliable material may be employed, and that it may be fastened to the end ofthe bale band or tie in any suitable manner.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with one end ot' a sin gle and narrow metallic bale band or tie, oi a iexible or pliable tie end, C, of cord or other similar material, permanently fastened to the end of the metallic band or tie, for the purposes set forth.

2. A single and narrow metallic bale band or tie, A, provided with looped ends by returning and twisting the ends with the body ofthe tie, as described, and having.;l a ileXible or pliable tie part or end, C, permanently secured to one of its loops for connecting or securing the band aboutl the bale, as herein shown and described.

3. The method of adjusting, straining, and securing baled material by means of the pliable connection O, securely fastened to one end ot' the metallic part ofthe tie and interlocked or laced by means of its free end with the other loop of the metallic part of the tie, as and for the purposes shown and set forth. i

PETER K. DEDERICK.

Witnesses WILLIAM LACY, J. H. MGFARLAND. 

